Vanilla-first
DayZ at the centre
Exploration, risk, player stories, and a world worth returning to remain the point. Systems should add value without turning DayZ into something else.
The AfterHours DayZ network
A place to make a story
AfterHours is a vanilla-first DayZ network built around tense, readable, rewarding survival—not a mod overload. The aim is to strengthen the core loop through clearer PvP pressure, fair raid structure, useful building freedom, atmosphere, and long-term player history.
Three servers
One network
Choose the server that fits your group and play style, with a clear public connection path and live player count for each.
Living history
Stats with context
Leaderboards, timelines, records, maps, and player history turn long journeys, close fights, and hard resets into stories worth revisiting.
Community-led
Help is reachable
Clear rules, transparent schedules, active administration, tickets, and Discord help keep the shared world enjoyable.
Gameplay features
Built systems, not just promises
Timed raids
The active server switches between closed and open raid rules. Base damage is limited to the weekend window, with 3× fence and gate durability while raids are active.
Smart locks
Owners have a shortcut to their own locks. Non-owner dial attempts are tracked and protected against brute-force abuse.
Base spacing
Building and fireplace placement near another player’s locked base is blocked within 25 metres, while your own locks remain exempt.
Safe & no-build zones
Community safe zones prevent hostile actions and construction; designated military areas block base construction while keeping normal survival use possible.
Safer vehicle impacts
Vehicle exits and crashes remain dangerous, but custom damage curves reduce needless instant deaths while retaining serious consequences at high speed.
Live killfeed
Deaths are announced in-game and recorded with structured data for the public stats and player-history systems.
Player history
DayZSync and DayZStats turn activity, lives, combat, records, and leaderboards into a readable long-term story.
Harder world
1.5× zombie pressure, dark nights, and custom weather keep movement, towns, and survival more tense.
Tuned economy
Loot is curated by category, not set to a single multiplier—some items are more common than vanilla and some intentionally rarer.
Practical starts
New survivors receive a small field kit: bandage, chemlight, fruit, stone knife, and personal radio with battery.
Protected persistence
Automated 15-minute crash-consistent snapshots protect player progress and world state alongside the regular restart cycle.
Regular restarts
A predictable four-hour restart cycle keeps the world healthy and provides a consistent rhythm for long sessions and raid planning.
Why AfterHours
The game continues after the session ends.
The name is a promise: a home for the stories that happen when the day gets quieter and the stakes feel higher. Join to survive, build, trade, explore, or fight—then see the history your character leaves behind.
- Meaningful PvP with structure, not chaos.
- Protected progression outside raid time and real stakes during it.
- Stronger survival tension, dark nights, and a harsher atmosphere.
- Building freedom that makes bases worth planning.
- Fair play first, without normal-gameplay admin interference.
- Systems that evolve when they offer real value to players.
- Active administration, regular backups, and ongoing optimisation.
- Personal stats, history, and seasons that preserve player stories.
What we are building
More visibility, polish, and history
The old site’s “Coming Soon” promise is now represented by the live stats experience: player dashboards, expanded player history, continued optimisation and polish, and transparent development information for staff. We deliberately do not publish the retired hand-entered percentage map; the staff roadmap is the current operational source of truth.
Discord
The community hub
News, support, rules, updates, suggestions, and community conversation continue in Discord. Go wild, be respectful, and help make the server better.